As amended through October 28, 2024
Rule 9A - Procedures for persons arrested pursuant to an arrest warrant(a)(1) For purposes of this rule an "arrest warrant" means a warrant issued by a judge pursuant to Rule 6(c), or after a defendant's failure to appear at an initial appearance or arraignment after having been summoned.(a)(2) An "arrest warrant" does not include a warrant issued for failing to appear for a subsequent 6 court proceeding or for reasons other than those described in subsection (a)(1).(b)(1) When a peace officer or other person arrests a defendant pursuant to an arrest warrant and the arrested person cannot meet the release conditions required by the judge or magistrate issuing the arrest warrant, the person arrested must be presented to a magistrate within 48 hours after arrest. The information provided to the magistrate must include the case number, and the results of any validated pretrial risk assessment.(b)(2) If the time periods in this subsection (b) expire on a weekend or legal holiday, the period expires at 5:00pm on the next business day.(c) With the results of a pretrial risk assessment, and having considered the factors that caused the court to issue an arrest warrant in the first place, the magistrate may modify the release conditions.(d) Any defendant who remains in custody after the review process must be seen by the court issuing the arrest warrant no later than the third day after the arrest.(e) If the arrested person meets the release conditions required by the arrest warrant, the person must be released and instructed to appear as required in the issuing court.(f) Any posted security must be forwarded to the court issuing the arrest warrant.Adopted by Order dated March 13, 2018, effective 5/1/2018; amended by Order dated May 8, 2018, effective 5/8/2018; amended effective 11/18/2019; amended effective 10/1/2020.